More than 50 years after he died at age 39 from an assassin’s bullet, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. endures as one of the most influential and recognizable figures in American history. His rise ...

If you’ve seen the movie “Selma,” you know that one of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s favorite gospel songs was “Take My Hand, Precious Lord” by Thomas A. Dorsey. The late Mahalia Jackson ...

The 'I Have a Dream' part was suggested by Mahalia Jackson as King neared the end of his 1963 speech at the Lincoln Memorial. As the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday approaches, three mimeographed ...

On Friday, January 17, Anderson Mayor Terence Roberts and the city council held the 18th annual Rev. Martin ... during King's "I Have a Dream" speech when gospel singer Mahalia Jackson urged ...

Martin Luther King Jr. had a deep respect for music as an instrument of change. The March on Washington in 1963, where King ...

Dr. Martin Luther ... Jenn M. Jackson's MLK feature for Teen Vogue. The most memorable part of his "I Have a Dream" speech was unplanned. During the 1963 March on Washington, Dr. King delivered ...

After the COVID-19 pandemic and Maui wildfires upended a lot of people’s lives including his, Bryant Neal was ready to return ...

Martin Luther ... where King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, featured live performances by Peter, Paul and Mary, Harry Belafonte, Marian Anderson, Mahalia Jackson, Joan Baez and Bob ...